Melbourne has it all – botanic parks, surf parks, bathhouses, boathouses, science stuff, art stuff… And our editors have done it all! At Time Out it’s our job to help people discover the best of Melbourne, so we’ve narrowed it down to 25 must-do Melbourne experiences that our Time Out editors truly love right now – from free spots to epic paid experiences, some in the middle of the city and others further out.
How many have you ticked off? Here are our top Time Out Melbourne Recommended Things to Do for 2025:
BattleKart, West Footscray
Blue Lotus Water Garden, Yarra Junction
CERES, Brunswick East
Cherry Hill Orchard, Wandin East
Collingwood Children’s Farm, Abbotsford
Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
GoBoat, CBD
Grazeland, Spotswood
Hüd, Northcote
Kayak Melbourne, Docklands
The Keys, Preston
NICA, Windsor
Pond Bathhouse, Mornington
Puffing Billy, Belgrave
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Sense of Self, Collingwood
Soak Bathhouse, South Yarra
That Paper Joint, Brunswick
Therapy, Eltham
Tokyo Headspa, Armadale
Urbnsurf, Tullamarine
Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee
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